Common Pashto proverbs and figurative idioms with their meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Pashto idiom. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- د بد کار انجام بد وي (Da bad kaar anjaam bad wee)
- A bad deed has a bad outcome, meaning a bad beginning leads to a bad ending.
- ځوانۍ لېوني وي (Zwanai lewanai wee)
- Youth is a kind of madness, meaning young people act recklessly ("youth will have its swing").
- ښه ښځه جنت دی (Khe khaza jannat dai)
- A good wife is paradise, praising a cheerful, kind spouse.
- رشوت هر ځای ته لاره وباسي (Rishwat har dzai ta laara wobaasi)
- A bribe finds its way in everywhere, meaning corruption can open any door.
- وخت د هر غم دوا وي (Wakht da har gham dawa wee)
- Time is the remedy for every sorrow, meaning time heals all grief.
- د صبر میوه خوږه وي (Da sabr miwa khwaga wee)
- The fruit of patience is sweet, meaning patience is eventually rewarded.
- تور تیارې وروسته رڼا راځي (Tor tyaare wrusta rana raazi)
- After dark night, light comes, meaning after every hardship there is relief.
- د یو زړه څخه بل زړه ته لار شته (Da yaw zra tskha bal zra ta laar shta)
- There is a path from one heart to another, meaning people can always reconcile and connect.
- کلی پرېږده، خو دود مه پرېږده (Kali pregda, kho dod ma pregda)
- You may leave the village, but don't leave your traditions, meaning customs should be kept wherever you go.
- یو لاس کې دوه هندوانې نشي نیول کیدی (Yaw laas ke dwa hindwaane nishi niwalay)
- You can't hold two watermelons in one hand, meaning don't take on more than you can manage.
- غر له غره سره نه نږدې کیږي، خو انسان له انسان سره کیدلی شي (Ghar la ghara sara na nazde kegi, kho insaan la insaan sara kedalai shi)
- A mountain never meets another mountain, but people can always meet again.
- مار چې وواهي، له پړي هم وېرېږي (Maar che wo waahi, la pari ham weregi)
- Someone bitten by a snake fears even a rope, meaning once bitten, twice shy.
- د زمري زوی به زمری وي (Da zmaray zoy ba zmaray wee)
- A lion's cub will be a lion, meaning like father, like son.
- تږی سړی په خوب کې هم اوبه ویني (Tuzhai sarai pa khoob ke ham oba wini)
- A thirsty man dreams of water even in his sleep, meaning a strong desire fills one's thoughts.
- اوبه له سرچینې ګنده کیږي (Obah la sarchine ganda kegi)
- Water gets dirty starting from its source, meaning problems often begin with those at the top.
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